The First Girl Racheal Ruto has launched the Sifa Pad Manufacturing unit at Kisaju in Kajiado East Sub County that has a capability of manufacturing 200 items of biodegradable sanitary pads per minute translating to 96,000 items per day.
Talking throughout the event she famous that many women, particularly these from under-privileged properties and extra so from the Arid and Semi-Arid areas face big challenges throughout their menstruation interval resulting from lack of entry to the very important pad.
“It breaks my coronary heart to listen to that many women don’t carry out properly in class due to non-attendance throughout this era, which accounts for 20 p.c of faculty days in a yr,” mentioned the First Girl.
She added, “Quite a lot of ladies use inadequate and unhygienic strategies to handle this era of their lives, which happens each month. These unhygienic strategies put them vulnerable to infections. For a few of them, desperation throughout this season drives them to get entangled in sexual actions to earn cash that may allow them to purchase sanitary pads.”
Mama Racheal mentioned the danger of such actions can’t be understated because the nation grapples with a excessive prevalence of teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted ailments and HIV-AIDS among the many younger phase of the society.
In keeping with a Ministry of Well being report, the Ministry dealt with 45,724 teenage being pregnant circumstances, between January and February 2022.
Her Excellency lauded the management of Kenya Assemblies of God and World Serve Worldwide Kenya for developing with the life-giving and life-transforming program.
“It isn’t solely about offering our daughters with sanitary pads, but additionally about defending them from adverse life altering points. For this I applaud you and ask that you simply see your work as one among giving our ladies a possibility to get an schooling and to dwell their lives with the dignity they deserve,” mentioned Mama Racheal
As an advocate of environmental conservation, the First Girl counseled the manufacturing of 100% biodegradable sanitary pads that are pleasant to the atmosphere.
She remarked that God requires us to care for the environment and incorporating environmentally pleasant elements to all our tasks is vital in guaranteeing that we are likely to the atmosphere.
Aside from the Sifa Pad tasks, the First Girl additionally commissioned the Reward Venture which seeks to empower 20,000 ladies with data and life abilities that may assist them navigate the long run.
Mrs Dinah Kitoto, the patron of the venture mentioned that the outreach programme seeks to the touch the lives of tens of millions susceptible ladies in a 360-degree strategy.
“We search to equip our ladies moving into adolescents for good works spiritually, mentally, bodily, socially and intellectually by contributing to their consolation and peace for a brighter tomorrow,” mentioned Dinah.
She mentioned that the venture was knowledgeable by the truth that solely 35 p.c of the women in Kenya can afford to purchase sanitary towels on a month-to-month foundation.
The manufacturing facility has been constructed in partnership with Hand of Hope (Joyce Meyer Ministry World Missions), World Serve Worldwide and Kenya Assemblies of God church.
The launch was graced by Archbishop Philip Kitoto, The Normal Superintendent, Kenya Assemblies of God, Kajiado County Commissioner, Felix Watakila, Kajiado Governor, Joseph ole Lenku, Kajiado Senator Samuel Seki and Kajiado Ladies Consultant Leah Sankaire.
By Diana Meneto
Supply: kenyanews
